Recipe Mutiny: 04/21/17

Friday, April 21, 2017

What is the Difference Between Refried Beans and Black Beans?

Although they're often interchangeable as side dishes when you're ordering at a Mexican restaurant, black beans and refried beans are not the same dish, and you'll be sorely disappointed if you're in the mood for frijoles refritos (which translates directly to well-fried beans), and get frijoles negros instead.

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The Salad Trend You Didn't Know You Needed

Coachella? Nah. It’s Pretzel-Palooza Time

You know how there's a holiday for everything? Well, National Pretzel Day is April 26. It's a good excuse as any to finally tackle that pretzel recipe you've been meaning to try, or make those cool pretzel-infused recipes, like pretzel buns for your burgers. And so many dips. Plain mustard is only the beginning. We know these holidays are kinda bogus, but when you think about it, what makes a holiday real anyway? We answer these pressing questions and provide you with a enough pretzel recipes to have a crazy Pretzel-palooza. Time to get twisted. (more...)

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GMOs aren’t the villians, says Bill Nye (That Science Guy)

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Our favorite celebrated science geek with a bowtie is back, and he's poking holes in popular thought such as food safety. Bill Nye took time to answer a few questions for Chowhound as his new show, Bill Nye Saves the World, releases today on Netflix. We wanted his takes on collaborating with Food Network's Alton Brown in an episode, molecular gastronomy, and one of the most hot-button food-science issues today — GMOs. (more...)

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An Earth Day Vegan Dinner Party by Sara Gilbert of “The Talk” on CBS

The Earth is pretty cool. You like living on it, most times. So it seems only natural that you'd want to protect it from deteriorating. It's selfishly motivated, really. That's what Earth Day, April 22, is all about. Celebrating can be as basic as taking a minute to appreciate the calm of an urban park or as elaborate as throwing a dinner party that pays tribute to the season. When it comes to hosting a party, there's no better way to thank Mother Nature than to eat the stuff she provides. That's how Sara Gilbert, co-host of The Talk on CBS, plans to celebrate. Gilbert, who's vegan, picked these three Chowhound recipes as Earth Day's perfect party dishes. And because we just can't leave it at that, we're suggesting a few more dishes for the day's celebrations.

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